Ed Asner

Ed Asner (15 November 1929-) was President of the Screen Actors Guild from 3 November 1981 to 20 June 1985, succeeding William Schallert and preceding Patty Duke. Asner was a member of the Democratic Party.

Biography
Yitzhak Edward Asner was born in Kansas City, Missouri on 15 November 1929, the son of two Russian-Jewish immigrants. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family, and he worked on a General Motors assembly line before serving in the US Army. He entered theater after leaving the army, and he appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore Show during the 1970s and early 1980s, later appearing on its spinoff, Lou Grant (centered on his famous character). From 1981 to 1985, he served as President of the Screen Actors Guild, and he was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, while also supporting the Democratic Party in elections. Asner was also involved in charitable works, and he supported further investigations into the 9/11 attacks of 11 September 2001, believing that the World Trade Center was blown up in a controlled demolition. Asner's acting career continued into his old age, and he voiced the main protagonist in the 2009 animated film Up.